2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (578+ words) State Rep. David Morales defeated incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley in Providence's Democratic mayoral primary Wednesday, with Smiley conceding as unofficial results still stood. Morales advances to the November 3 general election. Providence is Rhode Island's largest city, and the primary result…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (891+ words) Five stars tell a shopper almost nothing about who wrote the reviews, who paid for them or whether the product was ever tested. Here is a five-minute credibility audit built on the FTC's rule and enforcement record, plus the Rhode…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (558+ words) A Chariho School Committee member asked for a legal opinion on barring transgender girls from girls' sports, citing the June Supreme Court ruling. The request drew three hands in favor and failed. No change to Chariho athletics policy. The committee…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (452+ words) A request for an apology over the phrase "we'll get there" surfaced unfinished business at the Westerly School Committee: a solicitor-recommended sports policy and a possible attorney general opinion request that no member has moved to advance. Westerly parents and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (997+ words) Uprise RI Florida Pulls Plate Readers; McKee Still Reviewing Florida's transportation department revoked permits for license-plate readers on state highway rights-of-way and gave police 30 days to remove them, while Rhode Island's 60-day review under Gov. Dan McKee leaves every existing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (725+ words) Uprise RI Cumberland Residents Get Their Say on Flock Cameras Cumberland's 12 Flock cameras are part of a network of automated license-plate readers now operating in dozens of Rhode Island communities under rules the state is only beginning to write, and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (813+ words) Uprise RI ACLU: Flock 'Transparency' Portals Come Up Short The ACLU of Rhode Island says police Flock transparency portals are missing in three communities, omit data-sharing partners in eight more, and that only Foster and Newport publicly post audit logs....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (253+ words) Providence reported 11 homicides in 2024, down from 23 in 2021, and firearm homicides fell by two-thirds over three years. But the official records that document the city's policing, prosecution and violence-prevention programs establish that the work happened — not that it caused the drop....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (709+ words) Tiverton posted a Hoffman Engineering update on August 27 explaining the Bay Street cleanup and why digging remains restricted. The firm says impacted fill still sits beneath some roads, with pavement serving as the barrier. Bay Street homeowners face continuing limits…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (553+ words) New Shoreham's School Committee extended its Chartwells contract for one more year and added hours to a custodian's job, steps officials described as groundwork for the district running its own cafeteria in 2027. Block Island School's cafeteria will keep operating under…...